State College, PA Events: Community Calendar

Get reconnected with your health and community by walking along the banks of the beloved Spring Creek. While there discover the storied history of the town of Rock and how the land has changed over the years. Guests can also learn about the creatures living below the surface of our region’s key waterways.

Silly Science, Imaginarium, Stop-Motion Animation and more! State College Friends School Summer Camp programs have something - including swimming and field trips - for everyone! For more information on our Wee Friends camps for children ages 3-5, Kids Camps for children entering kindergarten through 4th grade, or Creative Arts camps, for children entering 4th through 7th grade, please visit our website, send us an email, or give us a call.
All Friends School summer camps are guided by the Quaker principles of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. These camps are developed and supervised by Friends School staff and creative, loving camp counselors in a safe, caring community.

Are you looking for ways to be more mindful? To relieve stress and anxiety? To strengthen and tone your body? Or are you simply looking to try something new? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes”, then this class is just for you – and it’s great for beginning and experienced yogis alike! Gentle Yoga focuses on slow fluid movements combined with a variety of breathing techniques; the goal is to calm the mind, relax the body, bring balance to the breath, and “just be”.

Join professional film makers, writers, producers, and directors for this two week summer day camp in State College, PA. For aspiring film makers entering grades 10-12. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

• Learn from people who are working professionals in the field of film and video production.
• Our instructors are experienced film makers and have won EMMY, Telly, and numerous other awards for their work.
• The camp is taught by professionals who will help define the digital media industry and its real world opportunities.

Green Light Media Camp will run two sessions from July 16 - 27, 2018. Choose to attend in the morning or the afternoon. Each day, Monday through Friday is 3 hours long and includes instruction, discussion and hands-on experience in all areas of film / video / and digital media production including:

• Writing • Directing • Producing • Editing • Cinematography
• The realities of being a film maker...you made a movie, now what?
• Career opportunities in video production and digital media
• Exploring the options and advantages (or disadvantages) of a college education in film

Registration is open, space is very limited! Register before March 14 and take $70.00 of regular registration price!

Green Light Media Camp is operated by BlueWhiteTV, a local film, video, and digital media agency. Our instructors have more than 20 years experience in creating feature films, documentaries and all forms of educational video content.

Participants must have completed 9th grade and be entering either 10, 11, or 12th grade in the fall. Each session is limited to 20 participants. Camp will be held at the BlueWhiteTV studio in State College. This is a day camp and no meals, transportation or overnight accommodations will be provided.

Looking for something fun for your teen?
I am a PSU professor in public relations in the Bellisario College of Communications and I am hosting a FREE summer workshop to teach teens digital storytelling. They will interview, photograph, video and write stories about Bellefonte business owners/residents. Kind of like a Humans of New York kind of vibe. It's only a few hours a week beginning July 9 and they can earn community service hours. Parents permission is required. It will be fun. They must live in Bellefonte. Please share with other Bellefonte parents! Registration link: https://form.jotform.com/81477587184168

This class focuses on yoga asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing exercises), and helps to bring balance to the body. Emphasis is placed on core strength, flexibility and balance as well as concentration and breath control. Basic, intermediate and more advanced variations of the asanas will be provided with a focus on proper breathing and safe alignment. Meditation, guided imagery and relaxation will also be incorporated to support deep relaxation. Whether a novice or seasoned yogi/yogini you will leave this class feeling both recharged and relaxed.

Please join us for the changing of the seasons as we tune into the new energy and honor the light within us. This Ceremony is free and open to all who wish to connect to their divine feminine power, learn more about the power of sacred sisterhood, and experience the healing transformation of ritual.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ­— A visual arts exhibit titled “Home: Contemporary Indigenous Artists Responding,” will be on display through Aug. 31 in the Walter and Dori Goldstein Music and Media Center, second floor West Pattee Library, University Park campus.

The exhibit gathers the work of 12 Indigenous artists working in printmaking, who each adopt a unique perspective from which to consider the ideas of community, place and belonging.

Organized by Melanie Yazzie, professor of art at the University of Colorado at Boulder, this exhibition demonstrates an Indigenous relationship to home and homeland, enmeshed in a history of defense, sacrifice, resiliency and redefinition. The exhibition includes a print and an original essay by Assistant Professor of Art Kevin Slivka, who was instrumental in bringing this collection to Penn State.

An interactive iPad kiosk accompanies the exhibit, offering biographical information about each artist, as well as complementary supplemental material related to the collection.

Visitors to the current “Depth of Field” exhibit, on display through Aug. 14 in the Diversity Studies Room at Pattee Library, can view an unfiltered look at war photography and assess its impact on audiences. Using Penn State Reads’ 2017-18 book, “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War” by Lynsey Addario, as a starting point, the exhibit seeks to highlight the intersections of the history of war in the Middle East with the history of war photography and how visual literacy plays a role in how we interpret and understand those intersections.

Throughout the exhibit, visitors will learn more about female war photographers and photography covering the Middle East over the past two decades, and explore the interplay between text and image. While conflict photography continues to bring attention to issues around the world, there has been a shift in the imagery from action shots to everyday life in recent war photography.

“‘Depth of Field’ creates space for viewers to become what [philosopher Jacques] Ranciere calls ‘the emancipated spectator,’” said Rachel White, University Libraries information services manager and co-curator of the exhibit. “The creator of the artwork presents material in such a way that the viewer has to literally pause in order to digest everything that is going on within the image. The viewer learns to ask questions and not blindly stare at a photograph.” White, with Hailley Fargo, student engagement librarian, worked together to co-curate the exhibition with organizational oversight by Christina Coyle, exhibit coordinator.

Addario’s memoir, as mirrored throughout the exhibition, interweaves themes of gender roles, photographic truths, and cultural and political ideologies, while exploring the many complicated facets of war. The viewer is encouraged to play an active role in the production, consumption and transformation of culture and to become the interpreter of what they see.

Part of the exhibit focuses on brief snapshots of Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq using library resources to tell these stories. Paired with these resources will be photography by visual arts faculty member Keith Shapiro, whose photographs document scenes of daily life he encountered during his travels to Syria in the 1990s.

The exhibit also sheds light on some of the female photographers that have made their mark on the profession. Finally, through iPad Pro kiosks, exhibit interactive elements — garnered from the University Libraries’ rich collection of multimedia resources — allow viewers to see how people, both foreign and native, are documenting events occurring in the Middle East today.

“Depth of Field” is open to viewing in the Diversity Studies Room, second floor central Pattee Library, during regular hours of operation. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access may contact Rachel White at rhw135@psu.edu or 814-865-5429.

The Gallery Shop will have a special Atrium show in June,celebrating
our animal friends. Domestic and wild mammals as well as birds, fish
and reptiles will be showcased in various two and three-dimensional
media. Realistic paintings and photographs of wildlife as well as
fanciful clay figures (think toads riding rabbits and frogs climbing
vases) will complete a delightful menagerie of critters.

Visit the Centre Furnace Mansion, a restored and furnished ironmaster's home listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This historic mansion and nearby iron furnace stack represent the 18th century beginnings of the charcoal iron industry in this area, and the 19th century beginnings of the Pennsylvania State University.
Guided tours last about 1 hour and are available from 1 - 4 p.m.

There are no tours on Easter Sunday or Fourth of July. Please plan accordingly or call ahead.

General admission is free (suggested donation of $4/person, or $2/person for large groups).

Are you looking for ways to be more mindful? To relieve stress and anxiety? To strengthen and tone your body? Or are you simply looking to try something new? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes”, then this class is just for you – and it’s great for beginning and experienced yogis alike! Gentle Yoga focuses on slow fluid movements combined with a variety of breathing techniques; the goal is to calm the mind, relax the body, bring balance to the breath, and “just be”.

A mat-based formatted class designed for people who like to sweat & burn calories! Inspired by Yoga and Pilates using focus, flow, and fusion-style movements, as it incorporates dynamic balance, strength, flexibility, and functional training in a rhythmic style. Suitable for all levels!

This class focuses on yoga asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing exercises), and helps to bring balance to the body. Emphasis is placed on core strength, flexibility and balance as well as concentration and breath control. Basic, intermediate and more advanced variations of the asanas will be provided with a focus on proper breathing and safe alignment. Meditation, guided imagery and relaxation will also be incorporated to support deep relaxation. Whether a novice or seasoned yogi/yogini you will leave this class feeling both recharged and relaxed.

Get reconnected with your health and community by walking along the banks of the beloved Spring Creek. While there discover the storied history of the town of Rock and how the land has changed over the years. Guests can also learn about the creatures living below the surface of our region’s key waterways.

The Center for Arts & Crafts at Penn State has an
exciting camp to offer children entering 1st and 2nd grade! Swim with the narwhals and run with the arctic fox as you explore the frozen tundra using pastels, pencils, and paint. Create monohrome orcas out of ink dots and lines, and design animals in the style of
Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak.
Register online! http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/craftcenter/

Visitors to the current “Depth of Field” exhibit, on display through Aug. 14 in the Diversity Studies Room at Pattee Library, can view an unfiltered look at war photography and assess its impact on audiences. Using Penn State Reads’ 2017-18 book, “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War” by Lynsey Addario, as a starting point, the exhibit seeks to highlight the intersections of the history of war in the Middle East with the history of war photography and how visual literacy plays a role in how we interpret and understand those intersections.

Throughout the exhibit, visitors will learn more about female war photographers and photography covering the Middle East over the past two decades, and explore the interplay between text and image. While conflict photography continues to bring attention to issues around the world, there has been a shift in the imagery from action shots to everyday life in recent war photography.

“‘Depth of Field’ creates space for viewers to become what [philosopher Jacques] Ranciere calls ‘the emancipated spectator,’” said Rachel White, University Libraries information services manager and co-curator of the exhibit. “The creator of the artwork presents material in such a way that the viewer has to literally pause in order to digest everything that is going on within the image. The viewer learns to ask questions and not blindly stare at a photograph.” White, with Hailley Fargo, student engagement librarian, worked together to co-curate the exhibition with organizational oversight by Christina Coyle, exhibit coordinator.

Addario’s memoir, as mirrored throughout the exhibition, interweaves themes of gender roles, photographic truths, and cultural and political ideologies, while exploring the many complicated facets of war. The viewer is encouraged to play an active role in the production, consumption and transformation of culture and to become the interpreter of what they see.

Part of the exhibit focuses on brief snapshots of Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq using library resources to tell these stories. Paired with these resources will be photography by visual arts faculty member Keith Shapiro, whose photographs document scenes of daily life he encountered during his travels to Syria in the 1990s.

The exhibit also sheds light on some of the female photographers that have made their mark on the profession. Finally, through iPad Pro kiosks, exhibit interactive elements — garnered from the University Libraries’ rich collection of multimedia resources — allow viewers to see how people, both foreign and native, are documenting events occurring in the Middle East today.

“Depth of Field” is open to viewing in the Diversity Studies Room, second floor central Pattee Library, during regular hours of operation. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access may contact Rachel White at rhw135@psu.edu or 814-865-5429.

“I feel blessed to live in such a beautiful area, surrounded by mountains to explore, streams and rivers to fish, and an abundant source of inspiring landscape to paint. I hope to interpret my work, for others, that which moves me when I view the land.”Natural elements, such as the soothing sound of a waterfall, the smell of a field of freshly baled hay, or the feel of a rocky climb, trigger Jeanne McKinney’s desire to capture their spirit in a painted image. By working directly outdoors, she not only paints the landscape, but becomes a real part of the landscape thus allowing her to express a more authentic and honest interpretation. McKinney begins her artistic process by developing several studies followed by a gestural drawing in nupastel with a turpenoid wash. A variety of soft pastels are applied loosely over the under paintings working from the general to the specific. She often works with a limited palette of pastels to bring cohesiveness to a painting. Jeanne McKinney is a Penn State alumna and currently resides in the State College area. She is a member of several local and national professional artist groups and has studied painting workshops with numerous Juried Associate Members of the Pastel Society of America. McKinney has exhibited her paintings in juried national and regional exhibitions, and her work can be found locally at The State College Framing Company and Gallery, The Green Drake Gallery and Arts Center, and the Gallery Shop in Lemont, Pennsylvania.

Dates:

01/18/2018 - 06/18/2018

Start Time:

12:00 pm

Location:

Room 206

Address:

Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs , University Park, PA, 16802 (map)

Janet Runyan’s work, although whimsical in nature, poses questions
about war and it's evolution. While animals fight for territory, mates
and food; we as humans wage war for many abstract reasons. Her hope is
that the work will provoke thought, and the visual aspects of the wood
firing she gives the clay will add to the enjoyment of the sculptures.

Making objects is a daily practice for artist, Beth Aten; a means of
holding time, recording memories, and expressing her love of nature.
Her primary body of work consists of collage-stitched paper and fabric
which she creates using a variety of techniques including printing,
painting, and dyeing. Additional passions include working with rug
hooking, making books, and exploring the three dimensional
possibilities of willow branches which she grows and harvests in her
ever~ expanding garden. website bethaten.com

Would you like to honor and serve America? Do you want to prepare for your future while making new friends? Then rise to the challenge of cadet membership in the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol.

The CAP Cadet Program is a year-round program where Cadets fly, learn to lead, hike, camp, get in shape, and push themselves to new limits. If you’re dreaming about a career in aviation, space, or the military, CAP’s Cadet Program is for you. No military commitment is required.

To become a cadet, you must be at least 12 years old and not yet 19 years old. Cadets meet 2 hours per week and one Saturday per month, on average, and also have opportunities to attend leadership encampments, career academies, and other activities during the summer.

CAP also needs adults to support the cadet program and aerospace education program. CAP needs ground team members to aid in the rescue of survivors or to assess damage after a disaster, communications personnel to relay messages, administrative staff, financial managers, logistics and supply personnel are needed to document weekly meetings as well as our missions.

In today’s world we need good people who are willing to step up and help provide a healthy, drug-free environment to develop tomorrow’s leaders.

Silly Science, Imaginarium, Stop-Motion Animation and more! State College Friends School Summer Camp programs have something - including swimming and field trips - for everyone! For more information on our Wee Friends camps for children ages 3-5, Kids Camps for children entering kindergarten through 4th grade, or Creative Arts camps, for children entering 4th through 7th grade, please visit our website, send us an email, or give us a call.
All Friends School summer camps are guided by the Quaker principles of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. These camps are developed and supervised by Friends School staff and creative, loving camp counselors in a safe, caring community.

Join professional film makers, writers, producers, and directors for this two week summer day camp in State College, PA. For aspiring film makers entering grades 10-12. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

• Learn from people who are working professionals in the field of film and video production.
• Our instructors are experienced film makers and have won EMMY, Telly, and numerous other awards for their work.
• The camp is taught by professionals who will help define the digital media industry and its real world opportunities.

Green Light Media Camp will run two sessions from July 16 - 27, 2018. Choose to attend in the morning or the afternoon. Each day, Monday through Friday is 3 hours long and includes instruction, discussion and hands-on experience in all areas of film / video / and digital media production including:

• Writing • Directing • Producing • Editing • Cinematography
• The realities of being a film maker...you made a movie, now what?
• Career opportunities in video production and digital media
• Exploring the options and advantages (or disadvantages) of a college education in film

Registration is open, space is very limited! Register before March 14 and take $70.00 of regular registration price!

Green Light Media Camp is operated by BlueWhiteTV, a local film, video, and digital media agency. Our instructors have more than 20 years experience in creating feature films, documentaries and all forms of educational video content.

Participants must have completed 9th grade and be entering either 10, 11, or 12th grade in the fall. Each session is limited to 20 participants. Camp will be held at the BlueWhiteTV studio in State College. This is a day camp and no meals, transportation or overnight accommodations will be provided.

Looking for something fun for your teen?
I am a PSU professor in public relations in the Bellisario College of Communications and I am hosting a FREE summer workshop to teach teens digital storytelling. They will interview, photograph, video and write stories about Bellefonte business owners/residents. Kind of like a Humans of New York kind of vibe. It's only a few hours a week beginning July 9 and they can earn community service hours. Parents permission is required. It will be fun. They must live in Bellefonte. Please share with other Bellefonte parents! Registration link: https://form.jotform.com/81477587184168

Fundamental yoga postures, breathing techniques and sequences are taught in this class. All levels of students are welcome, even those who have never done yoga before. A variety of options and modifications are demonstrated so that students can practice to their own level of ability. The atmosphere of the class is kept really laid-back so that no students feel intimidated. If you think you aren’t able to do yoga, come and try this class. We bet you can!

Join us weekly for this mixed age class in which older students are often invited to participate in leading while also being given modifications to support their own practice. All classes will engage in an initial "mindful moment" to settle into class as well as breath work, poses, games and a period of relaxation. The use of stories, songs and crafts will also be a periodic part of our yoga experience together!

A fun, fast paced vinyasa flow designed to energize and balance the chakras or physical, emotional and spiritual energy centers. When the chakras are open, aligned and fluid, prana or energy can flow freely creating sense of self-empowerment and harmony. Students will explore a deeper sense of self-awareness and challenge their limits of dynamic, static and cardiovascular strength. If it doesn’t challenge you it won’t change you.

Stay up to date on our most recent class schedule on our website: http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/class-calendar/

Please join us for the changing of the seasons as we tune into the new energy and honor the light within us. This Ceremony is free and open to all who wish to connect to their divine feminine power, learn more about the power of sacred sisterhood, and experience the healing transformation of ritual.

Uncover the intrigue and mystery of this comedy classic while enjoying a delicious dessert all in a family-friendly experience. Gather some 1940s show-biz types, a spooky old mansion with sliding panels, secret passageways, a sinister German maid, wacky wit and murder, and voila! A non-stop barrage of laughter as those assembled (or at least those who aren’t killed off) untangle the mystery of the “Stage Door Slasher”. This side-splitting comedy has become an instant favorite of our theatre.
Christ Wesleyan Theatre Productions is one of Susquehanna Valley’s finest opportunities to affordably enjoy the Arts.

PLOT SUMMARY:
The creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious “Stage Door Slasher”) assemble for a backer’s audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy lover of the Arts. The house is replete with sliding panels, secret passageways and a sinister German maid–all of which figure diabolically in the hilarious mayhem that follows when the infamous “slasher” makes his reappearance and strikes again.

PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, June 14 at 7:00pm
Friday, June 15 at 7:00pm
Saturday, June 16 at 2:00pm

TICKETS:
This show is a DESSERT THEATRE experience different from our past plays which included a full meal. Your ticket includes a reserved table seat, your choice from a variety of cheesecakes or fresh fruit (gluten-free), coffee, hot tea, and, of course, the performance. There is a brief intermission with the added fun of trying to solve the case with your table group. You may even win a prize!

Tickets are available at www.cwc.life or CWC's Well Read Bookstore: $25/adults and $20/kids. Tickets must be purchased in advance by WEDNESDAY, MAY 30. All seating is reserved.

Love, marriage, and babies are in the air this summer as The Playhouse at McConnellstown will open its 2018 theatre season with Ken Ludwig’s romantic comedy “Be My Baby” on June 1st.

John, a hot-tempered Scotsman, and uptight and pretentious Londoner Maud are brought together when John’s ward marries Maud’s flighty niece. But it isn’t love at first sight for John and Maud. In fact, they can’t stand each other. Their animosity is scarcely alleviated by Maud’s decision to move into the mansion (where John also resides) for a long-term stay.

Several months down the road, the mismatched pair must set aside their differences when Gloria gives birth to a stillborn child. After the young woman is told she can bear no other children, she learns of an available baby in San Francisco. The older couple decides to travel 6,000 miles to handle the paperwork and secure the infant while Gloria recovers from her trauma in the care of her well-meaning but mostly clueless husband.

John and Maud’s journey takes an unexpected turn when they get stranded in San Francisco for several weeks and are expected to jointly care for the helpless newborn. In California, they form a new partnership and learn some startling lessons about life and love.

“‘Be My Baby’ is a gentle comedy with a memorable catharsis that will make you feel warm all over,” commented Director Daniel Weston.

Keith Sutton and Jeanne Nagurny are John Campbell and Maud Kinch. William Renninger and Hannah Thompson portray newlyweds Christy McCall and Gloria Nance. Olivia Grugan and George Baumer play multiple roles.

“It’s wonderful to work with a veteran cast of hardworking people,” added Thompson. “The show is very funny, and we are planning to spice it up every night.”

Joining Weston will be assistant director Hunter McVey, and John Catanese III is the stage manager. Jeanne Nagurny costumes this production with sound design by Rick Brown. Lighting is designed by Keith Sutton and John Catanese III with technical production by Barbara Hughes. Set design is by Don Dietz.

“Be My Baby” will continue on June 2nd, 7th, 8th, and 9th at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinee showings are June 3rd and 10th at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $15 for regular admission and $13 for seniors (age 60 and older) and students (age 6 and older). For reservations call 814-627.0311. The Playhouse is located at 11680 Raystown Rd, Huntingdon, PA, five miles South of Huntingdon Borough on Rt. 26 in the Village of McConnellstown. For more information, please check the website at www.littletheater.com, like us on Facebook (The Playhouse at McConnellstown), or follow us on Twitter @LittleTheater.

Please join us at Panda Express for a community night to benefit programs for residents of Centre House Shelter and Housing Transitions. Panda Express will donate 20% of the night's sales to our mission to help the homeless and housing insecure in Centre County!

A printed flyer or digital image must be presented. Can be used to eat-in, take-out, or on-line orders (code 244724)

Join us for the opening reception of SUMMER READING, a group exhibition of works by contemporary artists who take creative approaches to text and the book. Artistic approaches represented in the exhibition range from investigating artist’s books as a structure, exploring storytelling in visual art, mining the narrative possibilities of language, and looking at the object-ness of material in circulation.

June 14 – FLAG DAY CELEBRATION – The State College Elks and local veteran’s organizations host a joint Flag Day and flag retirement ceremony on the grounds of the 28th Infantry Division Shrine.
6:00 p.m. 28th Division Shrine parade grounds.

Partnering with The Arboretum at Penn State, Penn's Woods Music Festival presents an evening of music performed outdoors within the garden rooms of the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens. The evening's lead sponsor is Tom and Mary Ellen Litzinger with America's Carpet Outlet as our business sponsor.

Open to the public free of charge.

Come early to begin your exploration of nature's healing force by wandering the gardenpathways, drinking in the heady aromas of the summer rose garden, and sitting in quiet meditation pondering the Joel N. Myers Sundial. Between 6:30 and 7:15 p.m., musicians from the Penn's Woods Music Festival will be planted throughout the gardens. Each musician will perform a 10-12-minute selection several times throughout the hour so that you will have the opportunity to move around the gardens and not miss an artist. The music continues until 7:15 p.m. as you walk the garden paths and lose yourself in the serenity of the visual and aural beauty surrounding you.

Meet friends back on the event lawn at 7:15 p.m. for an exciting program featuring the Billtown Brass of the Williamsport Symphony. This year the musicians performing on the event lawn will again be amplified so that all may enjoy the exquisite music. Blankets and lawn chairs are permitted for this special occasion! You may enter the gardens and place your chair and/or blanket on the lawn and wander the gardens before returning for this exciting concert.

Alcoholic beverages, food, pets, bicycles, and sports equipment, including footballs and frisbees, are prohibited at the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens.

Would you like to honor and serve America? Do you want to prepare for your future while making new friends? Then rise to the challenge of cadet membership in the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol.

The CAP Cadet Program is a year-round program where Cadets fly, learn to lead, hike, camp, get in shape, and push themselves to new limits. If you’re dreaming about a career in aviation, space, or the military, CAP’s Cadet Program is for you. No military commitment is required.

To become a cadet, you must be at least 12 years old and not yet 19 years old. Cadets meet 2 hours per week and one Saturday per month, on average, and also have opportunities to attend leadership encampments, career academies, and other activities during the summer.

CAP also needs adults to support the cadet program and aerospace education program. CAP needs ground team members to aid in the rescue of survivors or to assess damage after a disaster, communications personnel to relay messages, administrative staff, financial managers, logistics and supply personnel are needed to document weekly meetings as well as our missions.

In today’s world we need good people who are willing to step up and help provide a healthy, drug-free environment to develop tomorrow’s leaders.

Partnering with The Arboretum at Penn State, Penn's Woods Music Festival presents an evening of music performed outdoors within the garden rooms of the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens. The evening's lead sponsor is Tom and Mary Ellen Litzinger with America's Carpet Outlet as our business sponsor.

Open to the public free of charge.

Come early to begin your exploration of nature's healing force by wandering the gardenpathways, drinking in the heady aromas of the summer rose garden, and sitting in quiet meditation pondering the Joel N. Myers Sundial. Between 6:30 and 7:15 p.m., musicians from the Penn's Woods Music Festival will be planted throughout the gardens. Each musician will perform a 10-12-minute selection several times throughout the hour so that you will have the opportunity to move around the gardens and not miss an artist. The music continues until 7:15 p.m. as you walk the garden paths and lose yourself in the serenity of the visual and aural beauty surrounding you.

Meet friends back on the event lawn at 7:15 p.m. for an exciting program featuring the Billtown Brass of the Williamsport Symphony. This year the musicians performing on the event lawn will again be amplified so that all may enjoy the exquisite music. Blankets and lawn chairs are permitted for this special occasion! You may enter the gardens and place your chair and/or blanket on the lawn and wander the gardens before returning for this exciting concert.

Alcoholic beverages, food, pets, bicycles, and sports equipment, including footballs and frisbees, are prohibited at the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens.

Join Saint Joe's Catholic Academy and The Flying Ivories Dueling Pianos from Philadelphia on Thursday, June 21st for a ONE-NIGHT ONLY all-request, rock and roll singalong dance that's part music, part comedy and all fun!

The event will be at The Hyatt Place downtown and all proceeds benefit St. Joe's.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ­— A visual arts exhibit titled “Home: Contemporary Indigenous Artists Responding,” will be on display through Aug. 31 in the Walter and Dori Goldstein Music and Media Center, second floor West Pattee Library, University Park campus.

The exhibit gathers the work of 12 Indigenous artists working in printmaking, who each adopt a unique perspective from which to consider the ideas of community, place and belonging.

Organized by Melanie Yazzie, professor of art at the University of Colorado at Boulder, this exhibition demonstrates an Indigenous relationship to home and homeland, enmeshed in a history of defense, sacrifice, resiliency and redefinition. The exhibition includes a print and an original essay by Assistant Professor of Art Kevin Slivka, who was instrumental in bringing this collection to Penn State.

An interactive iPad kiosk accompanies the exhibit, offering biographical information about each artist, as well as complementary supplemental material related to the collection.

Visitors to the current “Depth of Field” exhibit, on display through Aug. 14 in the Diversity Studies Room at Pattee Library, can view an unfiltered look at war photography and assess its impact on audiences. Using Penn State Reads’ 2017-18 book, “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War” by Lynsey Addario, as a starting point, the exhibit seeks to highlight the intersections of the history of war in the Middle East with the history of war photography and how visual literacy plays a role in how we interpret and understand those intersections.

Throughout the exhibit, visitors will learn more about female war photographers and photography covering the Middle East over the past two decades, and explore the interplay between text and image. While conflict photography continues to bring attention to issues around the world, there has been a shift in the imagery from action shots to everyday life in recent war photography.

“‘Depth of Field’ creates space for viewers to become what [philosopher Jacques] Ranciere calls ‘the emancipated spectator,’” said Rachel White, University Libraries information services manager and co-curator of the exhibit. “The creator of the artwork presents material in such a way that the viewer has to literally pause in order to digest everything that is going on within the image. The viewer learns to ask questions and not blindly stare at a photograph.” White, with Hailley Fargo, student engagement librarian, worked together to co-curate the exhibition with organizational oversight by Christina Coyle, exhibit coordinator.

Addario’s memoir, as mirrored throughout the exhibition, interweaves themes of gender roles, photographic truths, and cultural and political ideologies, while exploring the many complicated facets of war. The viewer is encouraged to play an active role in the production, consumption and transformation of culture and to become the interpreter of what they see.

Part of the exhibit focuses on brief snapshots of Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq using library resources to tell these stories. Paired with these resources will be photography by visual arts faculty member Keith Shapiro, whose photographs document scenes of daily life he encountered during his travels to Syria in the 1990s.

The exhibit also sheds light on some of the female photographers that have made their mark on the profession. Finally, through iPad Pro kiosks, exhibit interactive elements — garnered from the University Libraries’ rich collection of multimedia resources — allow viewers to see how people, both foreign and native, are documenting events occurring in the Middle East today.

“Depth of Field” is open to viewing in the Diversity Studies Room, second floor central Pattee Library, during regular hours of operation. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access may contact Rachel White at rhw135@psu.edu or 814-865-5429.

The Gallery Shop will have a special Atrium show in June,celebrating
our animal friends. Domestic and wild mammals as well as birds, fish
and reptiles will be showcased in various two and three-dimensional
media. Realistic paintings and photographs of wildlife as well as
fanciful clay figures (think toads riding rabbits and frogs climbing
vases) will complete a delightful menagerie of critters.

Graduated from Newton College of the Sacred Heart (Boston College) Taught and encouraged by artist Tomie dePaola -Painting in Paris at L’Académie de la Grande Chaumière and Atelier Lhote-Taught art in New York City- past Executive Director of the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania –MFA in Writing Poetry from PSU - Taught in the PSU English Department for 12 years-Teaches at the Art Alliance of Central Pa-Artist Member of the Bellefonte Museum of Art- Art Work has won prizes and is in private collections in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.

Chad McKissock
I have always had a fascination with nature. Whether I was turning rocks in a trout stream looking for insect patterns to match for fishing, watching a distant thunderstorm build and move across the plains, or simply listening to songbirds as I napped under a tree on a warm summer day.
My images could be considered by most as an eclectic mix of subject matter. However, more often than not, they do tend to reflect on my fascination and love of the outdoors. They are not of distant far off exotic places only accessible to those of affluent means. Rather, they showcase the beauty afforded to everyone, of our very own public lands and back yards.
While I have no formal training with regards to photography or art in general, I do gravitate towards and draw inspiration from the works of Ansel Adams

Barb Pennybacker
My love of farms, old barns and the beautiful rolling countryside of central Pennsylvania is the inspriation behind my paintings. I strive for realism in my painting. I work in my studio from photos I've taken of rural central Pennsylvania.
Biography
Barb Pennybacker was a faculty member in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. A traumatic brain injury from a collision with a coal train took her analytical ability, which ended her research career. She held the rank of Professor o Agronomy and Asst. Dean of the Graduate School when she retired in 2005. She soon realized that the old barns she loved were rapidly disappearing. Barb had a strong desire to paint these barns before they were gone forever. She took a private, month-long drawing class. The studio was an abandoned farm with a crumbling barn. She spent the next year plein air sketching old barns.

Join us for the opening reception of SUMMER READING, a group exhibition of works by contemporary artists who take creative approaches to text and the book. Artistic approaches represented in the exhibition range from investigating artist’s books as a structure, exploring storytelling in visual art, mining the narrative possibilities of language, and looking at the object-ness of material in circulation.

Please join us at Panda Express for a community night to benefit programs for residents of Centre House Shelter and Housing Transitions. Panda Express will donate 20% of the night's sales to our mission to help the homeless and housing insecure in Centre County!

A printed flyer or digital image must be presented. Can be used to eat-in, take-out, or on-line orders (code 244724)

The Community Cafe at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church invites you to join for a fee weekly meal every Thursday from 5 PM- 7 PM. We have entrees, hearty soups, breads, salads, fruits, beverages and a take home table. The meal is free and all-you-can-eat. Donations are accepted, but they are never expected. All are welcome!

Join us as we taste and explore the most popular Indian spices and create our favorite recipes from scratch. Want to learn the difference between whole spices and ground, and coriander versus cumin? The variety of Indian spices and combinations are never-ending, and we love them all. From toasting and blending our own flavorful spices for Garam Masala and Tofu & Chickpea Tikka Masala, to our warm and fresh handmade Naan and Veggie Samosas, this vegan menu is sure to please. Grab a friend and let’s enjoy a spice-filled culinary adventure together. Vegan & BYOB. Preregistration/prepayment is required: https://tastebudskitchen.com/statecollege/upcoming/?options%5Bids%5D=205&options%5Bsite_id%5D=627271

Fundamental yoga postures, breathing techniques and sequences are taught in this class. All levels of students are welcome, even those who have never done yoga before. A variety of options and modifications are demonstrated so that students can practice to their own level of ability. The atmosphere of the class is kept really laid-back so that no students feel intimidated. If you think you aren’t able to do yoga, come and try this class. We bet you can!

A fun, fast paced vinyasa flow designed to energize and balance the chakras or physical, emotional and spiritual energy centers. When the chakras are open, aligned and fluid, prana or energy can flow freely creating sense of self-empowerment and harmony. Students will explore a deeper sense of self-awareness and challenge their limits of dynamic, static and cardiovascular strength. If it doesn’t challenge you it won’t change you.

Stay up to date on our most recent class schedule on our website: http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/class-calendar/

The Center for Arts & Crafts at Penn State has an
exciting camp to offer children entering 1st and 2nd grade! Swim with the narwhals and run with the arctic fox as you explore the frozen tundra using pastels, pencils, and paint. Create monohrome orcas out of ink dots and lines, and design animals in the style of
Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak.
Register online! http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/craftcenter/

Visitors to the current “Depth of Field” exhibit, on display through Aug. 14 in the Diversity Studies Room at Pattee Library, can view an unfiltered look at war photography and assess its impact on audiences. Using Penn State Reads’ 2017-18 book, “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War” by Lynsey Addario, as a starting point, the exhibit seeks to highlight the intersections of the history of war in the Middle East with the history of war photography and how visual literacy plays a role in how we interpret and understand those intersections.

Throughout the exhibit, visitors will learn more about female war photographers and photography covering the Middle East over the past two decades, and explore the interplay between text and image. While conflict photography continues to bring attention to issues around the world, there has been a shift in the imagery from action shots to everyday life in recent war photography.

“‘Depth of Field’ creates space for viewers to become what [philosopher Jacques] Ranciere calls ‘the emancipated spectator,’” said Rachel White, University Libraries information services manager and co-curator of the exhibit. “The creator of the artwork presents material in such a way that the viewer has to literally pause in order to digest everything that is going on within the image. The viewer learns to ask questions and not blindly stare at a photograph.” White, with Hailley Fargo, student engagement librarian, worked together to co-curate the exhibition with organizational oversight by Christina Coyle, exhibit coordinator.

Addario’s memoir, as mirrored throughout the exhibition, interweaves themes of gender roles, photographic truths, and cultural and political ideologies, while exploring the many complicated facets of war. The viewer is encouraged to play an active role in the production, consumption and transformation of culture and to become the interpreter of what they see.

Part of the exhibit focuses on brief snapshots of Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq using library resources to tell these stories. Paired with these resources will be photography by visual arts faculty member Keith Shapiro, whose photographs document scenes of daily life he encountered during his travels to Syria in the 1990s.

The exhibit also sheds light on some of the female photographers that have made their mark on the profession. Finally, through iPad Pro kiosks, exhibit interactive elements — garnered from the University Libraries’ rich collection of multimedia resources — allow viewers to see how people, both foreign and native, are documenting events occurring in the Middle East today.

“Depth of Field” is open to viewing in the Diversity Studies Room, second floor central Pattee Library, during regular hours of operation. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access may contact Rachel White at rhw135@psu.edu or 814-865-5429.

“I feel blessed to live in such a beautiful area, surrounded by mountains to explore, streams and rivers to fish, and an abundant source of inspiring landscape to paint. I hope to interpret my work, for others, that which moves me when I view the land.”Natural elements, such as the soothing sound of a waterfall, the smell of a field of freshly baled hay, or the feel of a rocky climb, trigger Jeanne McKinney’s desire to capture their spirit in a painted image. By working directly outdoors, she not only paints the landscape, but becomes a real part of the landscape thus allowing her to express a more authentic and honest interpretation. McKinney begins her artistic process by developing several studies followed by a gestural drawing in nupastel with a turpenoid wash. A variety of soft pastels are applied loosely over the under paintings working from the general to the specific. She often works with a limited palette of pastels to bring cohesiveness to a painting. Jeanne McKinney is a Penn State alumna and currently resides in the State College area. She is a member of several local and national professional artist groups and has studied painting workshops with numerous Juried Associate Members of the Pastel Society of America. McKinney has exhibited her paintings in juried national and regional exhibitions, and her work can be found locally at The State College Framing Company and Gallery, The Green Drake Gallery and Arts Center, and the Gallery Shop in Lemont, Pennsylvania.

Dates:

01/18/2018 - 06/18/2018

Start Time:

12:00 pm

Location:

Room 206

Address:

Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs , University Park, PA, 16802 (map)

Uncover the intrigue and mystery of this comedy classic while enjoying a delicious dessert all in a family-friendly experience. Gather some 1940s show-biz types, a spooky old mansion with sliding panels, secret passageways, a sinister German maid, wacky wit and murder, and voila! A non-stop barrage of laughter as those assembled (or at least those who aren’t killed off) untangle the mystery of the “Stage Door Slasher”. This side-splitting comedy has become an instant favorite of our theatre.
Christ Wesleyan Theatre Productions is one of Susquehanna Valley’s finest opportunities to affordably enjoy the Arts.

PLOT SUMMARY:
The creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious “Stage Door Slasher”) assemble for a backer’s audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy lover of the Arts. The house is replete with sliding panels, secret passageways and a sinister German maid–all of which figure diabolically in the hilarious mayhem that follows when the infamous “slasher” makes his reappearance and strikes again.

PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, June 14 at 7:00pm
Friday, June 15 at 7:00pm
Saturday, June 16 at 2:00pm

TICKETS:
This show is a DESSERT THEATRE experience different from our past plays which included a full meal. Your ticket includes a reserved table seat, your choice from a variety of cheesecakes or fresh fruit (gluten-free), coffee, hot tea, and, of course, the performance. There is a brief intermission with the added fun of trying to solve the case with your table group. You may even win a prize!

Tickets are available at www.cwc.life or CWC's Well Read Bookstore: $25/adults and $20/kids. Tickets must be purchased in advance by WEDNESDAY, MAY 30. All seating is reserved.

Love, marriage, and babies are in the air this summer as The Playhouse at McConnellstown will open its 2018 theatre season with Ken Ludwig’s romantic comedy “Be My Baby” on June 1st.

John, a hot-tempered Scotsman, and uptight and pretentious Londoner Maud are brought together when John’s ward marries Maud’s flighty niece. But it isn’t love at first sight for John and Maud. In fact, they can’t stand each other. Their animosity is scarcely alleviated by Maud’s decision to move into the mansion (where John also resides) for a long-term stay.

Several months down the road, the mismatched pair must set aside their differences when Gloria gives birth to a stillborn child. After the young woman is told she can bear no other children, she learns of an available baby in San Francisco. The older couple decides to travel 6,000 miles to handle the paperwork and secure the infant while Gloria recovers from her trauma in the care of her well-meaning but mostly clueless husband.

John and Maud’s journey takes an unexpected turn when they get stranded in San Francisco for several weeks and are expected to jointly care for the helpless newborn. In California, they form a new partnership and learn some startling lessons about life and love.

“‘Be My Baby’ is a gentle comedy with a memorable catharsis that will make you feel warm all over,” commented Director Daniel Weston.

Keith Sutton and Jeanne Nagurny are John Campbell and Maud Kinch. William Renninger and Hannah Thompson portray newlyweds Christy McCall and Gloria Nance. Olivia Grugan and George Baumer play multiple roles.

“It’s wonderful to work with a veteran cast of hardworking people,” added Thompson. “The show is very funny, and we are planning to spice it up every night.”

Joining Weston will be assistant director Hunter McVey, and John Catanese III is the stage manager. Jeanne Nagurny costumes this production with sound design by Rick Brown. Lighting is designed by Keith Sutton and John Catanese III with technical production by Barbara Hughes. Set design is by Don Dietz.

“Be My Baby” will continue on June 2nd, 7th, 8th, and 9th at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinee showings are June 3rd and 10th at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $15 for regular admission and $13 for seniors (age 60 and older) and students (age 6 and older). For reservations call 814-627.0311. The Playhouse is located at 11680 Raystown Rd, Huntingdon, PA, five miles South of Huntingdon Borough on Rt. 26 in the Village of McConnellstown. For more information, please check the website at www.littletheater.com, like us on Facebook (The Playhouse at McConnellstown), or follow us on Twitter @LittleTheater.

Janet Runyan’s work, although whimsical in nature, poses questions
about war and it's evolution. While animals fight for territory, mates
and food; we as humans wage war for many abstract reasons. Her hope is
that the work will provoke thought, and the visual aspects of the wood
firing she gives the clay will add to the enjoyment of the sculptures.

Making objects is a daily practice for artist, Beth Aten; a means of
holding time, recording memories, and expressing her love of nature.
Her primary body of work consists of collage-stitched paper and fabric
which she creates using a variety of techniques including printing,
painting, and dyeing. Additional passions include working with rug
hooking, making books, and exploring the three dimensional
possibilities of willow branches which she grows and harvests in her
ever~ expanding garden. website bethaten.com

This year’s project will feature interactive art activities in all the galleries at the museum and in partnership with several arts organizations in Happy Valley to bring a variety of events and activities designed to challenge your imagination and stimulate creative juices!

The programs are designed for ages 2 to 102! During the Project months of June and July, the museum will be open Thursday through Sunday, welcoming families, friends and visitors. Each gallery activity will be influenced by an internationally known artist offering an activity that is fun and creative. Join us and challenge yourself!

If you were not able to attend the Centre Furnace Mansion Plant Celebration, it's not too late! Thursday mini-plant sales are back through Thursdays in June.

When you visit, park in the Porter Road lot . Plants are near the Mansion's side porch. CFM Gardeners will be on hand to help you and offer gardening advise and tips for planting. Enjoy a stroll through the Mansion Gardens, purchase plants, and learn about volunteering in the Gardens. For more information, call 814-234-4779.

June 14 – FLAG DAY CELEBRATION – The State College Elks and local veteran’s organizations host a joint Flag Day and flag retirement ceremony on the grounds of the 28th Infantry Division Shrine.
6:00 p.m. 28th Division Shrine parade grounds.

Join Saint Joe's Catholic Academy and The Flying Ivories Dueling Pianos from Philadelphia on Thursday, June 21st for a ONE-NIGHT ONLY all-request, rock and roll singalong dance that's part music, part comedy and all fun!

The event will be at The Hyatt Place downtown and all proceeds benefit St. Joe's.